MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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